Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Red Robin Seasoned Oven Baked Fries

It's The Happy Hour here at The Slow Roasted Italian! Happy Hump Day!

Here is a fantastic Happy Hour treat to get you through the mid-week blahs!!!

We have made these fries several times, the first was for a barbecue we hosted a couple months ago and my friend YaYa helped with the fries! Thanks so much! Today, just so happens to be her Birthday. Happy Birthday Auntie YaYa! She is 29 {wink wink} we love you! These fries were an even bigger hit with the crowd than the Oven Baked Garlic Potato Fries. I myself am partial to the garlic fries, but then again... I am Italian and a garlic fanatic!

Red Robin is my favorite gourmet burger restaurant to go to. The prices are a little high for my taste (about $40 per couple for appetizer, drinks, burgers, etc). Yeah, I am cheap when it comes to eating out. If I can prepare it, I don't want to pay high prices to have someone else do it for me. This is a more frugal mindset than I have had in the past. I have been a bit of a spendthrift most of my adult life. I want what I want when I want it. Since I retired from working outside the home and we became a 1 income household and added Em (our daughter) to the family, I have changed my thinking. So, now we go to Red Robin for special occasions, like birthdays. They have a program where you can get a free burger on your birthday. I like free stuff. A LOT! So, that is the plan this weekend - I have my free burger and only Mr W has to pay. I am really excited and it is quite fitting that I am blogging these fries this week. Anyway... I was saying about the fries I made...

The Red Robin seasoning that we used on these fries adds such an incredible blend of flavors, it is no wonder they were so popular. The bottle of seasoning is 16 ounces and very well priced. It has 20 unique spices and ingredients including; salt, black pepper, celery seed, cumin, oregano, sage, garlic, onion, paprika, tomato and smoke flavor. It is a fantastic combination of flavors. And the fries are so incredibly simple to make!

The fries are crispy on the outside and soft inside, flavor that makes my mouth water. They do not need any dipping sauce, they are perfect just the way they are. Mr. W ate them with ketchup, a must have for him. If you prefer you can use your favorite seasoning blend on these fries, but I would get this one if you can!!!

31 comments:

And this is why I love visiting your site- the most amazing and perfect recipes for my family. Those fries look to die for! Seriously, like I would eat the whole pan and say sorry to the rest of the family! Awesome

WOO HOO! It's time for a week of Donna! Happy Happy Happy Birthday to YOU! The countdown is on now.

And for the record, these fries were absurdly good. Pretty much the most addicting fries I've had in my life. Honestly, they were better than Red Robin's. Not sure how that's possible, since it's all of three ingredients and their own seasoning, but they were DEEEEEEEEElicious. Have I mentioned that often enough since I had them?

Ok, I'm making a pest of myself on this post, but I keep forgetting to ask while we are on the phone. (Feel free to delete my ramblings here - ha ha) Did you skip the cornstarch with this batch? And they were still crispy like the others?

I always try to find recipes that BAKE rather than fry to cut down on the fat. These looked so good I could not resist making them. I tried it out last night and my kids went crazy over them and I quite liked them as well and easy to make!

Once you know what you need and how it goes together, head to the grocery store and pick up the ingredients. If you are concerned about calories, you can change things up. Use a veggie burger patty instead of a meat patty. Or use a low calorie option for sauces. Most importantly, when you cook it, you can cut out a lot of the grease and fat. Not only will you satisfy the Red Robin craving, you may have even shaved off a few calories.I found this on the internet, I have never had Red Robin so not sure what it tastes like but am going to try this.

If the purpose of this recipe is to be able to make this at home, why did you not include a recipe for the seasoning? If I have to go to Red Robin to purchase their seasoning, I might as well just eat there. Otherwise, I love your site and most all of the recipes!